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Dan’s Space Van is a quirky web series created & hosted by Danny Michel, filmed IN a custom, retro “Star Trek”-themed 1978 boggie van, resurrected after 33 years in storage. The show features musicians & inspiring people from all walks of life, blending music, comedy, and offbeat conversations - all while searching for the van's missing twin, “Aqualung,”

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Filmed in Canada, Africa, BVI, Greenland, Iceland, New Zealand, Amsterdam & Portugal, watch Danny descend into volcanos, parasail off a cliff, crash a hot-air balloon, dive the ocean, buzz Arctic glaciers in a helicopter, eat narwal, hakarl & more! The fun never ends! ”Space Van" is independently written, created, filmed, edited & mixed by Danny

Space Van Alumni: Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak, Astronaut Chris Hadfield, The Barenaked Ladies, 54-40, Sarah Harmer, Alan Doyle, Bahamas, Jim Cuddy, Fred Penner, Joel Plaskett, Rose Cousins, Jeremy Fisher, The Milk Carton Kids, Hawklsey Workman, Steve Poltz, Kevin Briet, Irish Mythen, Alysha Brilla, Del Barber, Leeroy Stagger, Emm Gryner, Lindy Vopnfjord, Matt Mayes, Dustin Bentall, Kendel Carson, Shane Koyczan, Barney Bental, Mark Lalama and more!

GUESTS APPLE CO-FOUNDER STEVE WOZNIAK & ARIANA GILLIS “I’m into genuineness”. Learn about the greatest rock’n roll festival ever thrown!

GUEST DAN MANGAN & Danny discuss their love for "The Last Man On Earth", how to support art & feel connected during this unique time. AND and hear Dan perform...

GUEST BRIAN STEMMLE Enjoy a 9-minute mini-episode celebrating a great winter of skiing. Danny travels all over Canada to find skier BRIAN STEMMLE who shares his amazing and heroic story. And then, puddle-jump!

GUEST JEREMY FISHER "YOU BETTER BELIZE IT” ~ Danny gets out of the cold, heads to Belize to visit the new kids at the Ocean Academy School and singer Jeremy Fisher sings a song for kids everywhere!

GUEST ROSE COUSINS “CHICKEN FINGERS & FRENCH FRIES" ~ Rose and Danny discuss the Grammys vs the Junos, The ocean vs lakes and play "Trevor & Jeremy"

GUEST FRED PENNER “THE WAY I PERCEIVE THE WORLD THROUGH MUSIC”. I guarantee there’s someone in your family that grew up watching Fred Penner. Why not watch this fun episode as a family?

GUEST MARK LALAMA “IS THIS A MUSIC STORE OR NOT?” The guys talk accordions and Mark thinks Danny stole his wallet.

GUEST SARAH HARMER “I LIKE THAT PART OF ME” ~ Sarah & Danny talk house renos, looking inward, music and more.

GUEST KEVIN BREIT “IT’S A NASTY PIECE OF BUSINESS” ~ Kevin & Danny talk Italian guitars & CB Radios

GUEST IRISH MYTHEN “I’M A HUGE GEEK AS WELL” ~ Irish and Danny discuss Billy Bragg, her "cease and desist" order, dinosaurs, Immigration, Vulcan Alberta & Star Trek vs Star Wars

GUEST JOEL PLASKETT - “I’M NOT SO GREAT AT OUTSIDE OF MUSIC” Joel Plaskett takes a ride in the Space Van & sings an awesome song about HIS van!

GUEST SKYE WALLACE - "GET SWEPT UP IN THE FUN" Danny & Skye discuss Dawson City, the science of curling ice and a song about prostitute French Marie. See ALL the episodes at www.dannymichel.com

GUEST BAHAMAS - “THEY USED TO CALL IT THE BLUES” ~ Check out this sweet uplifting song about mental health that's bound to lift anyone's spirits! "They used to call it the blues...now they call it depression"

GUEST LINDY VOPNFJORD - THE ICELAND EPISODE ~ Danny descends into a volcano, visits the Icelandic penis museum, borrows a helicopter, soaks in a geothermal spa, learns about Icelandic culture, eats Hakarl (rotted shark) AND hear Icelandic song-writer Lindy Vopnfjord!!

THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION EDITION ~ Danny & Astronaut Chris Hadfield go on an 18 day Arctic expedition up the northwest passage on a Russian Icebreaker. Danny gives a tour of the mighty Khlebnikov and talks about the album he recorded while aboard

GUEST JIM CUDDY / BLUE RODEO “LIL' JIMMY" ~ Musical Guest Jim Cuddy of Blue Rodeo. Jim Cuddy debuts a brand NEW song from Blue Rodeo’s upcoming album! We also pick up some interesting hitch hikers. An NHL star and a boat captain who takes us to the British Virgin Islands.

THE AMSTERDAM HOLIDAY SPECIAL ~ Danny visits with Buddy the Elf, travels to Amsterdam Holland to attend the Star Wars premiere in dutch and The Milk Carton kids perform another song. Happy holidays everyone! "Share" & "Like" "Dan's Space Van" is a mobile web-series created & hosted by singer Danny Michel.

GUEST LOU! "AFTER ALL THESE YEARS" ~ In this shagadelic season opener Danny makes headway completing the show's mission. He tracks down and visits one of the original 1978 owners of the van and, together, take a trip down memory lane. RATED PG * Nudity

GUEST ALAN DOYLE “A NEWFOUNDLANDER IN CANADA" ~ Danny's learns about the 1st cross Atlantic telegraph lines & Alan tells us about singing restaurants and being in the movie Robin Hood

GUESTS THE MILK CARTON KIDS "EVERY TIME YOU TRY AND SAY ELECTRIC CAR YOU ELECTRIC GUITAR" ~ The van winds up in a drag race against a home-made electric car and "The Milk Carton Kids" talk about Grand Ole Opry, dog owners, nuclear submarines, the banjo, Leonard Nimoy and more!

GUEST ED ROBERTSON OF BARENAKED LADIES "QUPLA!" ~ The Space Van hits FanExpo in Toronto, learns Klingon, and goes to Ed Robertson's cottage to challenge his pinball skills.

GUEST EMM GRYNER "HAPPY & HEALTHY" ~ The Space Van gets a full make-over, a space-call from Gowan, visits the artist who airbrushed the van back in 1980, Pelee Island and the Mayor of St. Marys.

GUEST STEVE POLTZ "IT'S GOTTA BE A LIGHTNING ROD MAN" ~ Danny & Steve land a helicopter on a glacier, ride around in the Space Van, chat about art, jet fighters, baseball & the time he met Elvis.

GUEST HAWKSLEY WORKMAN "WE'RE A LITTLE BIT COUNTRY & WE'RE A LITTLE BIT STAR TREK ~ Dan tours the Town of Vulcan, winds up driving the Space Van in a parade and visits Hawksley Workman. WARNING: High Star Trek content.

GUEST ALYSHA BRILLA "STARTING A WHILE NEW LIFE" ~ Dan visits an inspiring young man in Atlin BC and goes to buy cookies Alysha Brilla

GUEST (ASTRONAUT) CHRIS HADFIELD "ZERO G DINGLE BALLS" ~ Dan and Chris cruise around, chat about music, zero gravity & lots more. Chris performs his first ever beat poem and a song written on the international space station

GUEST DEL BARBER "IF ONLY WE HAD FLOWERS" ~ Dan talks to Banff Mayor Karen Sorensen about the city and tours Del Barbers Manitoba farm.

GUEST DUSTIN BENTALL, KENDEL CARSON & LEEROY STAGGER "BEER O’CLOCK" ~ Dan visits BB Gun Leather and have double performances by Dustin, Kendal and Leeroy

GUEST BARNEY BENTALL “I TRIED TO DO A ROLL” ~ Dan talks with to a man named Carl about crashing a jet fighter and Barney Bentall sings a beautiful little song "Dan's Space Van" is a mobile web-cast/show created & hosted by Canadian singer Danny Michel.

GUEST SHANE KOYCZAN "KIRK MY OLD FRIEND..YOU'RE ALIVE!" ~ Dan talks with cartoonist Gareth Gaudin on the B.C. Ferries and introduces a new segment called space cribs. (Warning: High Star Trek content)

GUEST MATT MAYES "RIDE FREE" ~ Dan talks with the artist that painted his space van 35 years later and wakes Matt Mays up to sing a song

GUEST NEIL OSBORNE "LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING ABOUT MONEY" ~ feat. Daniel Lapp. Dan talks with 54-40 frontman Neil Osborne and visits Daniel Lapp at the Victoria Conservatory of Music

SEASON 1 PILOT - "WHERE NO VAN HAS GONE BEFORE" ~ Dan lays out the whole story behind the show, talks with the previous owners, family and performers a brand new "spacey" song

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SPACE VAN SPECS

- 1978 customized Chevy Vandura
- Mint / Winter stored for 41yrs
- Parked for 33 yrs
- Original milage: 36,000km
- Customized in Ontario, Canada by
Luigi
- Airbrushed by
Gordon S. Roy 1980
- Dual side pipe exhaust
- Cragar rims
- BF Goodrich Radial T/A tires
- Diamond quilted/crushed red velvet interior
- Wooden octagon steering wheel
- Fire engine siren
- Swivel bucket seats / Sleeping bunk
- Reverse camera / CB Radio
- Transporter technology

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Dan’s Space Van merch has arrived!!

Ton’s of products, colours, sizes…YOU choose!
Note* Comes in two designs. White and black lettering

Space Van Tour Dates

2013
Victoria BC - Neil Osborne/54-40
Victoria BC - Daniel Lapp
Victoria BC - Gareth Gaudin
Vancouver BC - Matt Mayes
Kelowna BC - Danny Michel 
Penticton BC - Shane Koyczan
Nelson BC - Barney Bentall
Canmore AB - Dustin Bentall
Lethbridge AB Leeroy Stagger & Kendel Carson
Banff AB/Inglis MB - Del Barber

2015
Toronto ON - Chris Hadfield 
Altin BC/Heidelberg ON - Alysha Brilla
Vulcan AB/North Bay ON - Hawksley Workman
Altin BC/Owen Sound ON - Steve Poltz 
Pelee Island ON/St. Marys - Emm Gryner
Toronto ON/Jones' Bay ON - Ed Robertson
Toronto ON - The Milk Carton Kids
Hearts Content NL/ Niagara On The Lake - Alan Doyle 

2016
Toronto ON - Jim Cuddy
Oilakitsoq Uummannaq Fjord Greenland - Danny Michel
Iceland - Lindy Vopnfjord

2018
Owen Sound ON - Bahamas
Dawson City YK - Sky Wallace
Owen Sound ON - Joel Plaskett
Owen Sound ON - Irish Mythen 
Owen Sound ON - Kevin Breit 
Orillia ON - Sarah Harmer
Orillia ON - Mark Lalama
Orillia ON - Fred Penner 
Orillia ON - Rose Cousins
Belize CA / Ottawa ON - Jeremy Fisher 

2019 
Kelowna BC / Beaver Valley ON  - Brian Stemmle 
Vancouver BC - Dan Mangan 

2020
Los Gatos, California - Steve Wozniak & Ariana Gillis 


Special thanks to Team-Space-Van supporters

Brian Bosch
Allison Brown
Andy & Jennifer McKiel
Brett & Sarah Slade
Brian Geddes
Chris "Red" McLaren
Chris Hadfield
Evan Hadfield
Jeff Sumner
Jeff Weadick
Johnny Mac
Jude Coombe
Kanelva Porch
Kristie Gerulski
Laurie Darveau-Willms.
Linda Carter & Gord Barnett
Lisa Kilgour
Mike Silver
Peggy McIntosh
Sandra Matthews
Team Brachel
Thomas Kelp

SEASON FINALE FLASH BACK SPECIAL!